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REORGANISATION
Reorganisation repercussions
By Paul Marinko | 23 July 2026
Following the latest round of local government reorganisation last week, ministers claim the new unitaries will boost growth and strengthen our cities but not everyone agrees. The tough work of get...
REORGANISATION
EXCLUSIVE: Reorganisation shake-up
By Paul Marinko | 23 July 2026
Recruitment specialist outlines LGR impact on jobs as scramble for newly-created roles likely to ...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
County Councils Network: The local government priorities for Burnham's premiership
By Simon Edwards | 09 July 2026
Simon Edwards says Andy Burnham has begun fleshing out what his premiership could look like, whil...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
Matthews named as CCN chair elect
By Dan Peters | 08 June 2026
The County Councils Network (CCN) has announced Lincolnshire CC leader Cllr Sean Matthews as its ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Councils question financial sustainability and timescales of SEND reforms
By Joe Lepper | 05 June 2026
Councils have raised a raft of concerns around the Government’s plans to overhaul the special edu...
FISCAL DEVOLUTION
Government's fiscal devolution roadmap sparks fears over Treasury control
By By Martin Ford | 04 June 2026
Experts have sounded a warning over government plans to detail a ‘roadmap’ for fiscal devolution.
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
EXCLUSIVE: Counties to take concerns to top
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters and Joe Lepper | 28 May 2026
The County Councils Network (CCN) was this week preparing to take its concerns about local govern...
FINANCE
Fair Funding: Have rural councils in England really lost out?
By Gabriel Stewart | 26 May 2026
When it comes to spending power, exclusive Institute for Fiscal Studies’ analysis has found fundi...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
EXCLUSIVE: 'Engaged' Rowlands meeting LGA board members as she starts role
By Dan Peters | 19 May 2026
The Local Government Association's (LGA) interim chief executive Jenny Rowlands is meeting board ...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
CCN will ensure councils in county and rural areas remain central
By Simon Edwards | 13 May 2026
'Local government reorganisation may reshape councils, but like political change, it will not alt...
LGA
LGA to stay Labour-led despite election disaster
By Heather Jameson | 12 May 2026
The Local Government Association is expected to remain Labour-led despite a huge swing towards Re...
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Chief Executive
Competitive
Camden Learning is a pioneering schools-led partnership bringing together 57 schools. Apply for this job
Assistant Director
£88,671 - £97,706 per annum
Our Assistant Directors have the resources and the authority they need to make our ambition a reality for children Apply for this job
Planning Manager (Development Management)
£49,817 to £53,051 per annum
You should be a member of the RTPI with an excellent knowledge and experience of planning and development control. Apply for this job
- Scottish local government system to be overhauled
- Wandsworth uses Communities Act to fight funding cuts
- Calls to ease borrowing restrictions in wake of homes buying blitz
- Government rows back on plans to exclude councils from ICBs
- Replumbing Britain's growth model: how to unlock place-based investment
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